Middle Grades Endorsement, M.A.T.

Degree Requirements

Professional Coursework for all Content Areas

EDUC 500	Introduction to Teaching and Learning	3
EDUC 538	Measurement and Assessment of Learning	3
EDUC 549	Integrating Tech into the Classroom	3
EDUC 569	Effective Classroom Management	3
EDRD 515	Literacy Mthds Middle and High School	3
EDRD 523	Content Area Literacy Instruction	3
EDRD 533	Literature for Children and Adolescents	3
EDMG 506	Middle Grades Student Teaching Seminar	3
EDMG 509	Student Teaching in Middle Grades I	6
EDMG 536	Middle Grades Capstone	3
EDSL 570	Teaching ESL Students:Mthds & Materials	3
SPED 539	Accessing Cntnt Area: Stdnts w/ Disb	3
EDUC 620	Psychological Foundations of Education	3
HDEV 349	Adolescent Development	3

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EDUC 517	History of Education	3
EDUC 605	Philosophical Foundations of Education	3

Choose one based on content specialization:

EDMG 563	Middle Grades Literacy Methods	3
EDMG 552	Middle Grades Math Methods	3
EDMG 526	Middle Grades Science Methods	3
EDMG 524	Middle Grades Social Science Methods	3

Content Specializations

Students must complete at least 21 credit hours in the content area. The following courses are the approved courses for each content. Students should meet with their advisors to determine whether or not undergraduate coursework will meet these requirements. Additional coursework in the content area may be necessary.

I. Literacy Specialization

ENGL 150	Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL 154	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
RHET 101	Introductory Rhetoric	3
RHET 102	Intermediate Rhetoric	3
RHET 351	Applied Rhetoric	3

*Rockford University does not allow courses to transfer in for RHET 351. However, because this course is required for licensure, and not for MAT degree completion, Oral Communication courses will be considered to satisfy this course requirement, as long as the equivalent course meets the following State Content standards Part 21.140: b1F, c3A-O, c4A-E, c5F.

Choose one:

ENGL 280	Survey I: Beowulf to Chaucer	3
ENGL 281	Survey II: Utopia to Gulliver’s Travels	3
ENGL 282	Survey III: Revolution and Nationalism	3
ENGL 283	Survey IV: Victorianism to Modernity	3

II. Mathematics Specialization

MATH 101	Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics	3
MATH 116	Nature of Mathematics I	3
MATH 117	Nature of Mathematics II	3
MATH 120	Functions and Models	3
MATH 224	Elements of Statistics	4
MATH 230	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MATH 401	History of Mathematics	0

Science Specialization

BIOL 150	Principles of Biology	4
BIOL 201	Organismal Diversity and Physiology I	4
BIOL 176	Special Topics in Biology	0
CHEM 104	Introductory Chemistry	4
PHYS 110	Introduction to Astronomy	3

Choose one:

PHYS 101	Physics for Poets and Non Poets	4
PHYS 102	Physical Science and Everyday Thinking	1

IV. Social Science Specialization

SOCI 150	Introduction to Sociology	3
INST 115	World Regional Geography	3
POLS 101	Introduction to Political Science	3
POLS 102	American Government	3

Choose one:

HIST 107	World History I: to 1500 C.E.	3
HIST 108	World History II: From 1450 to Present	3

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HIST 110	Creation of the United States: 1600-1865	3
HIST 111	Evolution of the United States 1865-1945	3
HIST 112	Modern America since 1945	3

Choose one:

ECON 100	Current Economic Issues	3
ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

Please note; Students must take either ECON 100 or both ECON 101 and ECON 102.